UK asks Interpol to reject Argentina’s ‘politically motivated’ requests for Falklands oil arrests
Exclusive: Caution urged over Javier Milei government’s ‘red notice’ requests for arrest of individuals linked to oil project Britain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands. With tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory reaching levels not seen since the war with…
The United Kingdom has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina's requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands. Tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory have reached levels not seen since the 1982 war with Argentina. The UK government is concerned that Argentina's "red notice" requests, including for British nationals, are politically motivated and seek to intimidate businesses and individuals from working in the Falklands.
The oil project, known as Sea Lion, could triple the Falklands' GDP, but Argentina's President Javier Milei has vowed to block it. Argentina is planning to take further action, including escalating the dispute with the UK through arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. UK officials remain confident that the UN convention will not intervene in a sovereignty dispute and that the company can continue its operations.
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